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My Hindi Novel 'Patthar Kii Ibaarat'

मेरी पुस्तक 'पत्थर की इबारत' प्रेस में चली गई है और कुछ ही दिनों में बाज़ार में आ जाएगी...

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प्रस्तावना:

‘पत्थर की इबारत’ उस काल के मानव जीवन की कथा है जो ईसा से लगभग तीन-चार सौ वर्ष पूर्व भारत के एक राज्य पाटन में फल-फूल रहा था. इस कथा में ऐसी कल्पना की गई है कि उस युग में आज प्रचलित किसी भी धर्म का उद्भव नहीं हो पाया था और अधिकतर लोग सूर्य और अग्नि जैसे ऊर्जा स्रोतों को ही पूजा करते थे. उस काल तक धर्म, जाति या समुदाय के अस्तित्व में ना आ पाने के कारण, सम्राट से लेकर राजा और प्रजा तक कहीं भी किसी भी प्रकार का सामाजिक भेद-भाव नहीं किया जाता था.

तत्कालीन नगरों से दूर, पर्वतों की ऊंचाइयों में फैले हुए घने जंगलों में रहने वाले कबीले के लोगों के लिए सर्वाधिक बहुमूल्य वस्तु नमक हुआ करती थी. वे जंगली जानवरों का शिकार करके अपना पेट पाला करते थे और ज्वार-बाजरा जैसे मोटे अनाज की रोटियाँ बनाकर भी खा लिया करते थे. अपने भोजन के लिए शिकार करना, स्वयं पर आक्रमण किये जाने पर अपनी सुरक्षा करना और आक्रमणकारियों का संहार करना ही उस काल के वनवासियों तथा ग्रामवासियों के प्रमुख व्यवसाय हुआ करते थे.

इस कथा का नायक ‘मिरगाबीर’, बियाबान जंगलों में बसे ऐसे ही एक जंगली कबीले का सरदार था. विशाल काया और हृष्ट-पुष्ट शरीर का मालिक मिरगाबीर जितना खूंखार लड़ाका था उतना ही उदार स्वभाव और मानवाधिकारों के प्रति सचेत मानव भी. पर्वतों की ऊंचाइयों में फैले हुए घने जंगलों में बसे होने के कारण, मिरगाबीर का कबीला मानव जीवन की बुनियादी सुविधाओं और उपभोक्ता सामग्रियों से वंचित रहता था, जो नगरों और महानगरों के राजा-महाराजा और उनकी प्रजा तक पहुँच चुकी थीं.

मिरगाबीर ने अपने पराक्रम, बुद्धिमत्ता और कूटनीति के बल पर, स्थानीय राज्य पाटन और दूर-दूर तक फैले हुए आग्नेयक साम्राज्य तक अपनी पहुँच बना ली थी. मिरगाबीर की जीवनी हमें उस काल से परिचित कराती है जब इंसान अपना जंगली कलेवर उतार कर सभ्य और सुसंस्कृत स्वरूप धारण कर रहा था. कबीले, प्रगति करते हुए गाँवों में परिवर्तित हो रहे थे, गांव, नगरों में और नई-नई धातुओं तथा व्यवसायों की खोज होती जा रही थी.

सामाजिक जीवन में द्रुत गति से विकास हो रहा था; किन्तु मानव इतिहास में पहली बार, कुछ छोटे-मोटे राजाओं और ग्राम-प्रधानों द्वारा, अपनी स्वार्थ सिद्धि हेतु, प्रगति पथ पर बढ़ते हुए मानव जीवन में सामाजिक बुराइयों का समावेश भी किया जाने लगा था. धन और समृद्धि के लोभ में प्रभावशाली पदाधिकारियों ने समाज का विघटन और मानवाधिकार का हनन करना आरम्भ कर दिया था.
यह उपन्यास उन प्रचंड और रोमांचक घटनाओं से रूबरू कराता है, जो ऐसे समाज विरोधी राजाओं और ग्राम-प्रधानों के विरुद्ध चलाए गए सामरिक अभियान और मानवाधिकार की रक्षा करने हेतु, मिरगाबीर और उसके योद्धाओं की सेना द्वारा, पाटन राज्य की ओर से लड़े गए गृहयुद्ध के दौरान घटित हुई थीं.

पाठकों की सुविधा के लिए उपन्यास के अंत में एक परिशिष्ट भी जोड़ा गया है, जिसमें दी गई शब्दावली में कबीले की बोली की असामान्य उक्तियों तथा अन्य अप्रचलित शब्दों के शब्दार्थ उपलब्ध किये गए है.

हरीश झारिया

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Hindi Novel Patthar Kii Ibaarat

उपन्यास 'पत्थर की इबारत'

The novel ‘Patthar Kii Ibaarat’ is a fictional story of an imaginary human life flourishing around three-four hundred years before Christ. It is imagined that none of the present religions existed in that period and Manaviki sect was followed by a majority of people in those times. People of that period were believed to be worshiping the dominant energy sources like Sun and fire.

The entire fictional story, incidents, hunting, combats and wars depicted in this novel are imagined to have occurred somewhere at the time of a foreign invasion in the western frontiers of Indian subcontinent. In those days, the Agneyak empire had captured the entire northern belt of the Indian subcontinent.

The hero of this novel, ‘Mirga Bir’ was the head of a tribal clan flourishing in the deep Saraunda forests somewhere on the Ser Bhoom mountain ranges in the erstwhile eastern India.

Mirga Bir was a tall and muscular hunter and a fierce fighter. ‘Patthar Kii Ibaarat’ portrays his adventures for the survival and social advancement of his tribal clan. This novel will also picturize the great civil war fought by Mirga Bir against a draconian ruler for reinstating human rights of the enslaved and oppressed people of that kingdom.  

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प्रिय  मित्रो,
यह उपन्यास  'पत्थर की इबारत" मैंने  अपने ब्लॉग  'डिस्कवर लाइफ '  में आनलाइन  प्रकाशित करने के लिए  लिखना आरम्भ किया था. मुझे  भरोसा नहीं था कि  आप सब इसे इतना पसंद  करेंगे. किन्तु  प्रशंसकों  के संदेशों  से  यह विशवास पैदा हुआ  है कि  इस उपन्यास की थीम, शैली और  कथा  सभी को पसंद आई.
इस आधार पर मैने यह निर्णय लिया है कि  इस उपन्यास को  गहन गंभीरता से  पुनः  बिलकुल नए रूप में लिखा जाय और  किताब  की शक्ल में प्रकाशित कर  बाज़ार में उतारा जाय ,ताकि  अधिक  से  अधिक   लोगों तक  यह उपन्यास  पहुँच  सके .
उपन्यास  का  पुनर्लेखन  आरम्भ हो चुका है और  लगभग एक चौथाई  पुस्तक  लिखी जा चुकी है.
मुझे  पूर्ण विशवास है कि  यह उपन्यास पुस्तक की  शक्ल में  2017 के आरम्भ  में बाज़ार में आ जायगी.
यदि आप सब के सहयोग से  यह  पुस्तक  Bestseller सिद्ध  हुई तो  निश्चित ही  मैं  इसका अंग्रेज़ी में  अनुवाद करके, इसका अंग्रेज़ी  संस्करण  भी  प्रकाशित  करने का निर्णय लूगा, ताकि   अंतर्राष्ट्रीय  अंग्रेज़ी पाठकों  तक भी  यह उपन्यास पहुँच सके .
सब कुछ आप  मित्रों के  सहयोग पर निर्भर  होगा 
आप सब की शुभकामनाओं  की आकांक्षा है.
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दिनांक : 3 जून 2016
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Dear friends,

I started writing this Hindi Novel ‘Patthar Kii Ibaarat’ (Script of Stone) for publishing on my Blog “Discover Life’. I never imagined that you all would like it so very much. Nevertheless, the positive responses from admirers did generate belief that the theme, style and storyline of the novel has been liked by all.

Based on that, I have decided to rewrite this novel afresh with intense profoundness, in an absolute new look and publish it in a book-form; so that, it may reach out to the maximum number of people.  

I have already started rewriting the novel and finished more than one-fourth of the same. I believe that the book will be launched in the first quarter of 2017.

If my book comes out to be a bestseller, with the support of all you friends, I may definitely decide to go for translating it in English and publish its English edition, immediately after the positive market trend.

All the above plans and their implementation solely depend on your support and collaboration.

I solicit your good wishes and blessings.

Thanks indeed

Sincerely yours

Harish Jharia
Dated: 3 June 2017

Discover Life: The Most Beautiful And Heaviest Flying Bird: Great...

Discover Life: The Most Beautiful And Heaviest Flying Bird: Great...: © Harish Jharia

Indian folklore about the great Indian Bustard (Son Chiraiyya) सोन चिरैया:
I still remember my childhood days of early 50s when I used to hear about Son Chiraiyya in folk stories, folk songs and village life. I remember mothers crying at the time of their daughter’s departure after marriages and whispering the words “My Son Chiraiyya has fluttered away..!” (मेरी सोन चिरैया उड़ गई रे..!). Son Chiraiyya was extensively loved and remembered among common folks as well as in contemporary literature including novels, stories and poems. But, I never saw the bird in my life in its natural habitat. I, of course, had a chance to see this wonderful bird in the national zoo in Hyderabad... Read more... 

JNU becomes a traitors hub: some elements chanting anti-India slogans

By - Harish Jharia

9th and 10th February 2016 have been recorded as black days in the history of India as anti-India slogans were shouted in JNU and Delhi's Press Club of India like:

1. "Bharat kii barbaadi tak Jang rahegi... jang rahegi"
2. "Go back India"
3. "Hindustan murdabad"
4. "Pakistan zindabad"
5. "Afzal Guru amar rahe"
6. "Kashmir lekar rahenge"
7. "Kashmir ki azadi tak... jang rahegi... jang rahegi"
8. "Afzal ki hatya nahin sahenge"
9. "Kitne Afzal maroge... Har ghar se Afzal Niklegaa"
10. "Kashmir mange azadii... lad kar lenge azazdi"
11. "Keral mange azadi"

Udaipur’s famous Kalbelia Dancer Rekha killed by her obsessed lover

Video: Kalbelia dancer Rekha performing in Udaipur

- Harish Jharia

Jodhpur, 1 February 2014,

We recently had a pleasure trip to Udipur. It was a memorable experience of our life. Our 3 day stay at Hotel Taj Lake Palace was a real unforgettable part of our trip. The hospitality extended by the hotel staff was exceptionally good and flawless. We also witnessed a folk-dance performance by a Kalbelia dancer Rekha. Rekha’s dancing talents, expressions, postures and features were unbelievably decent and beautiful. I simply wondered how a tribal girl could perform with such a grandeur without any professional choreographer’s help and Hi-Tech automated mechanizes stage and gadgets.

We had a shock of the day when we read the front page news in a newspaper about brutal murder of the Kalbelia dancer Rekha. It is reported that she was stabbed by a young man on Thursday the 30th Jan2014.

   Kalbelia dancer Rekha performing in Uaipur

Rekha was one of the best dancers in in this area of Rajasthan. She had been regularly giving her performance at this hotel and performed internationally in the US, France, Russia, Canada, Oman and Italy.

Rekha’s elder brother Sheranath reportedly said that, she was the youngest of 4 siblings and was the most talented among them. In a very short lifespan, Rekha had performed in many other countries. Her last overseas performance was in Muscat, Oman on 8th Jan 2014 and she was scheduled to perform in Milan on 8th March 2014, he said.

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Sci-Fi Super hero film Krrish 3 - released on November 1st with packed houses

Rating: 8 / 10

- Harish Jharia

Krrish-3 has been released on 1st November 2013. We watched Krrish 3 on 4th November evening in a multiplex where all the three theaters at the same floor, were showing Krrish 3 simultaneously with full houses.

Krrish 3 is a sequel to the previous two movies 'Koi Mil Gaya' and 'Krrish'.  The theme in this movie has changed a little bit with far more superior cinematography and action shots. The makers of this film proudly claim that all the action shots have been filmed and composed in India. 

Story line:
Koi Mil Gaya: The story of Krish series starts with the first movie of this series 'Koi Mil Gaya' with the lead character Rohit Mehra, (Hririk Roshan), who was suffering from poor intellectual development disorder. Rohit’s late father was a space scientist who succeeded in making contacts with the people of some other planet. Rohit used to fiddle with the computer left behind by his late father. His mother was scared about space science activities, because her husband had died an unnatural death while working on such projects. Rohit accidentally invites aliens from an unknown planet and gets extra intellectual powers from one of the aliens. 

Krrish: In the second film ‘Krrish’, Rohit was wrongly believed to have been died leaving behind his son Krrish, born with supernatural powers. Krrish, subsequently discovers his father under custody of an evil scientist Arya (Nasiruddin Shah) and gets him released.

Krrish-3: is the third film in this series that portrays the life of Krrish, possessing all the supernatural powers. The story of this sequel has been slightly linked to the second movie in the Krrish series. It is depicted in Krrish 3 that the main negative character ‘Kaal’ (Vivek Oberoy) in Krrish 3 was in fact the test-tube brother of Krrish. He was developed by the evil scientist Arya (Nasiruddin Shah) in his laboratories, out of the genes of Krishna’s father Rohit Mehra. 

The story of Krrish-3 now revolves around five main characters that are Krrish (Hrithik Roshan), his father Rohit (Hrithik Roshan), his test-tube brother Kaal (Vivek Oberoi) and the lead female character Priya played by Priyanka Chopda. The fifth character in the film is Kaya played by Kangana Ranaut. The film has become more interesting as most of the characters, except Priya, are possessing supernatural powers. 

Kaal, in spite of having all the supernatural powers is paralyzed all over his body, except his head and fingers. He is confined to a hi-tech wheelchair, from where he controls the huge infrastructure of his laboratories engaged in genetic engineering. Kaal has a peculiar blood group with strong antibodies against any virus or bacteria. He uses his own genes to develop viruses of incurable diseases and their remedial antidotes as well. Then his agents use to spread the virus in a particular population and initiate the outbreak of the disease that spreads fast and ends in an epidemic. Then Kal’s company releases the medicine for the treatment of the same and earns billions out of it. Kaal, then targets India for his evil plans and initiates the epidemic in Mumbai. The story then moves on along this line and finally the ‘good’ defeats the ‘bad’. 

Review:
Krrish-3 is an excellent film worth watching for everyone in the family. However, there is a short kissing scene in the film that has been filmed quite decently and could be accepted by Indian viewers. Hritik Roshan is simply superb and I can say confidently that no other Indian actor could replace him in this character. Hritik has acted yet more effectively in the role of Krrish’s father Rohit, so much so that the viewers would simply forget that both the roles are played by the same actor. Prinka Chopra has also done extremely well in the movie.

Vivek Oberoi has done extremely well in the role of Kaal with incredible face expressions and his deep wonderful voice inherited from his father Suresh Oberoi. The other impressive character is Kaya played by Kangana Ranaut that leaves a strong impression in the minds of viewers. It is clearly evident that Kangna must have done exhaustive workouts for developing the reflexes and body language of a supernatural creature named ‘Manwar’ (Manav + Janwar) a mixture of human and animal. 

Rakesh Roshan and his team have done excellent work in all departments like story, direction, cinematography, music, background scores, sound, editing etc. Krish-3 is a wonderful movie that is worth watching. It is a ‘paisa vasool’ (worth your money) and a must see movie. 

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Cast:
Hrithik Roshan: Rohit Mehra
Priyanka Chopra: Priya Mehra 
Kangana Ranaut: Kaya 
Vivek Oberoi: Kaal 

Crew:
Production House: FilmKraft Productions India (Pvt) Ltd
Story, Produced and Directed by: Rakesh Roshan
Music: Rajesh Roshan
Background Score: Salim-Sulaiman
Director of Photography: S.Tirru
Action:  Tony Ching siu Tung (Hongkong), Sham Kaushal
Sound Designer: Baylon Fonseca
Lyrics: Sameer Anjaan
Dialogue: Sanjay Masoomm
Screenplay: Rakesh Roshan, Honey Irani, Robin Bhatt, Akarsh Khurana, Irfan Kamal
Editing: Chandan Arora
Choreographers: Chinni Prakash, Raju Khan, Remo D'Souza
Visual Effects: Red Chillies.VFX
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How to remove hard water stains from bathroom fittings

- Harish Jharia

Photo by Harish Jharia: 

Sparkling clean tap after applying this procedure...

Hard water stains are also called lime scales. They are chalky white mineral deposits left behind, after evaporation of hard water drops from the surfaces of bathroom fittings like showers, faucets and taps etc. These stains are so strongly adhered to the surface of the fittings, that they cannot be removed by normal washing by soaps and detergents.

Hard water stains can only be cleaned with specific cleaning agents and of course by following an easy procedure. Bathroom fittings should be regularly cleaned at frequent intervals where there is hard water supplied to the bathrooms. Otherwise, the thin films of lime stains will develop into thick hard scales of the mineral deposits. These thick scales are very difficult to be removed and will also deteriorate the surface of the fittings. 

Here is a simple and easy way to remove hard water stains from bathroom fittings with the help of tools and material available at home. 

Materials and tools required:

1. White Vinegar
2. Dish cleaning powder (like Vim)
3. Round brush or old toothbrush or sponge 

Procedure:

1. Take some dish cleaning powder and mix equal quantity of white vinegar to make a thick solution
2. Immediately after making the solution, smear the same generously on the surface of the bathroom fitting, with the help of brush / sponge, covering it with a thick layer of the solution.
3. Leave it for about 5 minutes
4. Then rub it gently with the brush or sponge thoroughly, adding additional cleaning solution
5. Rinse the fitting thoroughly with normal water … You will get a sparkling clean surface 

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1000 Ton Gold Treasure Hunt at Daundiya Kheda, Unnao - ASI Begins Excavation for Buried Treasure

- Harish Jharia

An unknown sadhu Swami Shobhan Sarkar of Sri Shobhan Ashram, Daundiya Kheda, Unnao, reportedly had a dream that the ex-local ruler Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh talked to him. The raja told Shobhan Sarkar in his dream, about a huge golden treasure buried under a mound in the premises of the royal fort situated at Daundiya Kheda, Unnao, now in ruins.

This information about sadhu’s dream has not been disclosed by Swami Shobhan Sarkar himself, who has not come in front of cameras or spoken to the media as yet. Instead, his disciple Swami Om ji Awasthi is speaking on his behalf. The spokesperson has informed that the highly respected local seer Shobhan Sarkar had told the Union minister Charan Das Mahant that the country’s financial troubles will be eradicated if the gold was excavated and deposited in the government treasury. 

It is further reported that consequently, the central government directed the district magistrate of Unnao on September 3 to for making arrangements for the excavation. On the directives of the district administration and the government, a team of the ASI officials surveyed the area indicated by the saint. The ASI spokespersons subsequently said that they had found signs of the presence of the nonmagnetic / nonconductive material / metal at 15-20 metre depth. Some TV channels reported the depth as 15 – 20 feet.

Eventually, Shobhan Sarkar performed a pooja at the spot before the sunrise and excavation started by ASI personnel on 19 October 2013. By that time the unknown village Daundiya Kheda of Unnao district, captured a prominent place on the world map. TV crews journalists of print media from all over the world, converged at this hamlet inhabited by poor farmers and farm laborers. 

What are dreams:

The sadhu says that he has seen a dream and talked to Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh. Firstly you cannot see anybody without light and without your eyes open. You cannot see the king if he is not present in front of your eyes and thoroughly illuminated for the human eyes to form an image on the retina. In fact dreams are sensations of the thoughts that human brain keeps thinking in deep sleeps. If the sadhu has dreamt about a treasure-trove, that means he must be thinking about some treasure buried underground. It has nothing to do with any real treasure. 

Read more about dreams: Do we really see and watch dreams while sleeping…? 

Is the story of treasure-trove dream true or fake:

This is the first question that flashes in our mind when we come across this medieval theory of a sadhu dreaming about a treasure-trove of a king who lived 160 years back. The king appears in person in the year 2013 and tells the sadhu about the exact location as precise as the area of a small room ie 10’ x 10’. 

The most unbelievable part of the episode is the unit of weight declared by the sadhu and that is in ‘Tons’. The sadhu claims that the treasure has 1000 Ton gold. In other reports TV news bulletins were also talking of 2500 Tons of gold. It looks as if all of these people are making fool of we Indians and the Indian government has acted in yet more thoughtless way by ordering the excavation.

Now, it is left to the readers to decide whether the treasure-trove story is true or fake.

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Super cyclone Phailin (फाईलीन समुद्री तूफ़ान) blows down Indian northeast coast of Bay of Bengal

In emergency Call at:

1. Phailin Srikakulam control room number: 08942 240557 
2. Phailin Emergency toll free number:  180042500002  

- Harish Jharia

12 October 22013

The super cyclone Phailine*** (फाईलीन समुद्री तूफ़ान / चक्रवात / बवंडर) has formed somewhere in the Bay of Bengal and moving at 20 kmph speed towards Indian coast. The deadly cyclone is expected to hit Gopalpur of Orissa, India at about 8pm India time today, 12 October 2013 at a speed of 220 kmph. The Phailine Cyclone is going to sustain for about 6 hours minimum.  

In addition to Orissa, where Phailine is going to devastate the most, this cyclone will also hit Andhra Pradesh coast and West Bengal seashores severely.  Today on 12 October 2013 at noon rain and wind lashed India's east coast and forced about 4,50,000 people to flee their habitats and take shelter in government camps. 

Spreading over most of the waters of Bay of Bengal, the cyclone Phailin was about 200 km (124 miles) offshore at noon on Saturday and was expected to hit the land by late evening. As per the estimates of the weather forecast authorities, It expected to be a "super cyclone", and is expected to affect 12 million people.

It is for the first time that the government has taken advance evacuation of people as disaster management process in India. Indian Army, Navy and Air Force have been pressed in attending to rescue operations. The weather forecast department is keeping content vigil on the progress of the super cyclone. Sources from the National Disaster Management Authority NDMA and National Disaster Response Force NDRF have said that more than 440,000 people have been evacuated, as disaster management action and this is one of the largest evacuations ever undertaken in India.

People are advised not to panic and better keep cool and move to safer places as and when advised by the rescuing personnel. The advance preparations made by the authorities will definitely minimize losses of lives to the super cyclone Phailine.

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*** The super cyclone ‘Phailin’ has been named so by Thailand. The meaning of Phailin is sapphire (नीलम), a precious stone.   
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TV Review - Reality show Bigg Boss Season Saath 7 and the housemates

- Harish Jharia

‘Bigg Boss Saath 7’ ...the one of the most popular reality shows is already running on Colors TV channel since 15th September, 2013. There were 15 contestants as the housemates in the Bigg Boss house, one out of whom Hazel Keech has been evicted from the house on 21 September 2013.  

Following are the contestants in the Bigg Boss House locked under a virtual confinement for the next three months: 

Anita Advani, 50; an Indian Business-woman claims to be Rajesh Khanna's live-in partner. She had even sent a legal notice to his family members claiming a legal share in his property, after the death of the super star Rajesh Khanna. A soft-spoken, down to earth and straight forward person. She pays respect to others and expects the same from them.

Arman Kohli, 41 is an Indian Actor who acted in many films like Virodhi, Qahar, Dushman zamana, Anaam, Kohra, Juaari, Veer, Jaani Dushman(2002) etc. He is the son of producer, director Rajkumar Kohli. He made his acting debut as a child actor in his father's films Badle Ki Aag (1982) and Raj Tilak (1984). Eventually he was launched as an actor in 1992 in Virodhi. 

Pratyusha Banerjee, 22 is an IndianTelevision Actress who is famous for her role as Anandi in the popular TV serial Balika Vadhu on Colors TV.  She was born and raised in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand and is now settled in Mumbai for the last 4 years. She is a short-tempered, and emotional person with reserved nature. 

Sangram Singh, 28 is an Indian Wrestler who came in limelight after he posed in his birthday suit with just a fig-leaf covering his body. He also heated up interactions on internet with a steamy photo-shoot along with Payal Rohatgi. Sangram Singh was born in Madina villageand later paralyzed for 8 years on a wheelchair. Nevertheless, with his will power has transformed him into a famous international wrestler. He won a Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Wrestling bout. He has also been a part of many TV reality shows like 100 percent, De Dhana Dhan, Big TOSS, Guinness World Records and Survivor India. He believes in "Efforts are never wasted" and "Nothing is impossible".


Elli Avram, 23 is a Swedish Actress, all set to make her Bollywood debut opposite TV anchor-turned-actor Manish Paul in Saurabh Varma’s upcoming flick, "Mickey Virus", a comic thriller. She is the daughter of the veteran Swedish actor Maria Granlund, who worked with Ingmar Bergman in Oscar winning film 'Fanny and Alexander'. Elli Avram has learned ballet, belly dance, Bollywood dance, kathak, Bharatnatyam etc. Elli feels attached to India and indian culture since her childhood and feels cofortable in Mumbai.

Rajat Rawail (Now Evicted), 42 is an Indian Film Producer, Actor and Director. He is the Producer of the Bollywood blockbuster movie 'Ready' and has also played a funny character of Tsunami Singh in 'Bodyguard'. He was born and brought up in Mumbai in a filmy family.

Kushal Tandon, 28 is an Indian Model turned Television Actor, known for his role as Virat Singh Vadhera in a television serial ‘Ek Hazaaron Main Meri Behna Hai’. He stood 6th in the ‘Eastern Eye’ a UK magazine's ‘The 50 sexiest Asian men 2012’ and was on the Top 20 in People Magazine. Kushal Tandon hails from Lucknow and is the runner's up of Grasim Mr.India contest. He has also walked on ramp for much fashion shows like  Provogue, Spykar, Giodarna and Lakme. He has featured in many ads with big brands such as Sony Ericsson, Skoda, Activa, Airtel, Dairy Milk, Reid & Taylor etc . Later on, he went to the United States for his studies in the New York Film Academy.

Kamya Punjabi, 35 is an Indian Actress, better known as Sindoora in a television show ‘Banoon Main Teri Dulhan’. She is in the industry for the last ten years. She acted in television shows like Kehta Hai Dil, Kyun Hota Hai Pyaar, Ret, Astitva-Ek Prem Kahani, Comedy Circus etc in addition to a few movies and music albums. 

Hazel Keech (Now Evicted), a British Actress better known for her supporting role in the Bollywood film Bodyguard. She grew up in a British & Indo-Mauritian home. She has always been attracted and attached to Indian culture. She has featured in a music video for the remix song 'Kahin Pe Nigahein' in 2007, remixed by DJ Shezwood.

Shilpa Agnihotri, 31 is an Indian actress / Event manager. She was a well-known face of television shows like Kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi, nach baliye, saas vs bahu, pati patni aur woh, survivor India and many music videos. Being a naval officer's daughter she is an extrovert. When she was 15, she was spotted by someone at a mall outside her college who offered her an ad film that made her a famous Sunsilk face. She married Apurva Agnihotri at the age of 22 and living a happy married life. She is an actor by default, a housewife by choice and an activist working for animal cause. 

Apurva Agnihotri, 40 is an Indian Film and television Actor. He is considered as a shy and introvert person but sometimes thought to be arrogant by strangers. Apurva wants to be remembered as a creative professional behind the camera, creating wonderful films as a director and writer like his father.

Ratan Rajpoot, age not disclosed, is an Indian Television Actress, better known for her lead role in an Indian TV serial 'Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo' as Laali and a reality aired television show 'Swayamvar Season 3' (Ratan Ka Rishta). She is girl from asmall town carrying  very big dreams.

Gauahar Khan, 30 is an Indian Actress, better known for her dance numbers 'Jhalla' and 'Chokra Jawaan' in Ishaqzaade and 'Parda Parda' from Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. She was also featured in a Bollywood movie 'Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year' opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Gauahar was the Miss India international 2002 and started her career as a model. She was widely appreciated for her variety of dance numbers performed in the reality show Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa. Gauahar and her sister were featured in a reality show 'Khan Sisters' on UTV Bindass which turned her image into a celebrity. She has completed her first film as the lead heroine opposite Rajev Khandelwal titled 'Fever', scheduled to be released in January 2014.

VJ Andy, 32 is a British TV Presenter and Choreographer. He earned fame as a VJ With Channel V for the shows viz Dare to Date, Date My Folks, U R Fired, Bollywood Non-Sunsex, Get Gorgeous 5 & 6, Beauty and the Geek and others. He is also the choreographer of the hit music Video ‘Kaliyon ka Chaman’ etc. Andy also did a small role in Bollywood's “Yet another love story” and 'Bachna-E-Haseeno'. He is also the costume designer for some films like Tahsan, Bachna-E-Haseeno and Ghajini. He worked with the top Indian designers for Fashion shows for films and fashion shows.

Tanishaa Mukherji, 35 is an Indian actress, better known for her role in the movie Neal N Nikki and followed by Sarkar, Sarkar Raj, Sssshhh, Tango Charlie etc. She is the daughter of Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja and the younger sister of film star Kajol. She hails from a family that dominated Bollywood since the 1940s. Tanishaa is also acting in a Marathi film titled 'Adhantari'. She has also been the co-producer of the Bollywood movie ‘Son of Sardar’.

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Why girls and young women are gang-raped in India

                  Utter failure of the system

- Harish Jharia

In the recent times there has been a steep escalation in the cases of gang rapes against girls and women in India. Such cases depend on the sexual attitude of male population towards their female counterparts in a particular society, place and region. It also depends on the careless and unsecured venturing out by girls and women at late nights and in secluded places.  

Following are the categories of sexual offenders who are suspected to commit gang rapes on girls and women: 

1. The gang-rapists are usually found in the age group between 17 year to 35 year
2. These sex offenders are usually unmarried men, separated married men or widowers 
3. Most of these rapists are either illiterates or dropouts from schools 
4. Most of these rapists are either unemployed vagabonds or unskilled / skilled laborers like drivers, cleaners, daily wage workers etc 
5. These sex criminals usually hail from poor families living in slums 
6. The Rapists plan and execute sexual crimes at their favorite places vulnerable for girls and women 
7. Some of the sex criminals are suspected to be victims of child-abuse in their early lives
8. Some of the rapists are suspected to be mentally abnormal like being short-tempered, insensitive, cruel, criminal minded etc 

                                Risky location  

Following are the vulnerable situations and conditions for gang rapes on girls and women:

1. Girls and women who venture out all alone at late nights and to isolated places may fall prey to these molesters
2. Girls and women connected to discothèques, and night clubs are more susceptible to  gang rapes, if they commute all alone at late nights, especially on taxies and other public transports   
3. Gangs of sex offences also target romantic couples who find secluded places for their meetings. The goons first threaten the couple, overpower the male partner and then molest the female 
4. Girls and women boarding empty taxis  auto rickshaws, buses or train compartments at nights are also vulnerable to sexual offences committed by vagabonds 

                        Rave Parties in India 

What the government and society should do to eliminate sexual crimes against girls and women:

1. The local police should enforce law in such a way that girls and women become safe everywhere and every time, round the clock and no incident of molestation takes place
2. The police and local administration should attend to the victims, file FIR, arrest the culprits and initiate criminal proceedings immediately against them 
3. The society should develop a healthy social order that people stop treating girls and women as commodities for quenching their lust (हवस)
4. Girls and women should also follow some code of conduct for ensuring their own safety
5. Girls and women should not venture out to secluded places in day or night all alone or with a companion. 
6. Girls and women should avoid visiting or working in discotheques or night clubs in nightshifts if they do not have their own mode of transport. They should also avoid attending such programs if they are not in a group of 4-5 friends
7. Women organizations and overenthusiastic social workers should not criticize  intellectuals and senior citizens, calling them morale police,  who propose security precautions for girls and women 
8. Cheap item numbers, filthy dialogues, rustic songs and erotic exposure of female bodies in films and television definitely pollute people’s attitude towards girls and women. Films and television programs are required to be drastically refined and made much decent
9. Girls and women have recently started sporting western outfits like hot pants, skintight jeans and tops, thereby exposing cleavages, waistlines, legs and armpits. Indian common men are not used to watch such western avatars of Indian girls and woman 
10. The boys and young men hailing from poor and illiterate families look at the girls and women in western outfits, as if they are item girls of films and TV commercials. That is the reason why they stare at them, stalk them and try to touch them 
11. These vagabonds then set out for locating helpless girls or women after developing perverted sex desire and molest them on the first available opportunity

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What is the difference between Cheese (चीज़) and Paneer (पनीर)

- Harish Jharia

Cheese and Paneer are almost similar dairy products but quite different in taste, texture and other characteristics. The processes of preparation of cheese and paneer are also different. Paneer’s preparation is quite simple and it can be done at home with the tools and ingredients available in domestic kitchens; whereas, the preparation of cheese is a bit complex and needs specific tools, ingredients and expertize for making it. 

How is Paneer made: 

For making paneer out of 1 litre of milk, you need 3-4 spoonful of lemon juice, muslin cloth, strainer, and two- 2 litre cooking utensils (पतीले). 

Heat the milk in a cooking utensil, until it reaches its boiling point. Put off the fire and add 1 spoonful of lemon juice at a time and keep stirring the milk constantly. Add 2nd and 3rd spoonful of lemon juice at reasonable gaps and keep stirring the hot milk until the milk disintegrates into curds and whey (दूध का पानी).

Now, put the strainer on another utensil; spread muslin cloth on it and pour the disintegrated milk over it, straining out the whey into the utensil. Keep aside the whey and preserve it for future use in place of lemon juice.  

Then rinse the curds thoroughly with fresh water. Remove the curds along with the muslin cloth and wrap the cloth around the curds tightly into a desired shape and keep it pressed under a weight of approximately 2kg for 3 hours. Remove the weight when all the whey squeezes out and the curds become firm and solid. Finally, soak the block of curds in ice water for 5 minute and remove the paneer from the cloth. 

How is Cheese made:

There are many types of cheese and are prepared with as many methods. Although, cheese in its most basic form involves curdling milk and then separating the solids from the whey, some cheeses undergo additional steps and need more time for preparation. The variety of cheese, the taste, texture, color, and aroma depends on what process it goes through thereafter. 

1. Curdling:
Curdling (जमाना) milk is the first step for separating the milk solids from the liquid including whey protein and water. The milk is curdled by adding an enzyme (fermenter) such as rennet (जामन). 

Rennet is the oldest method of curdling milk as it is found in the stomach linings of ruminants (जुगाली करने वाले जानवर). Rennet is an enzyme that denatures the proteins in milk and forming curds (छैना). Curds formed with rennet have a gel-like consistency that allows them to be stretched and molded unlike curds formed as paneer. Cheeses with good melting qualities, such as mozzarella, are produced with rennet. Nowadays, rennet is produced in bulk by genetically modifying bacteria to produce the required enzyme. This allows for an unlimited amount of rennet to be produced at a much lower price.

2. Processing:

1. After curds are separated from the whey, they undergo processing eventually producing distinct varieties of cheese sold in the market.
2. Many cheeses are heated and salted for further squeezing out more moisture. The more moisture squeezed out of the curd, the harder would be the cheese. This also allows the longevity of cheese, when the salt will provide extra flavor.
3. Some cheeses such as mozzarella undergo stretching process for aligning the proteins and developing fibers giving the cheese a stringy texture.
4. Milder cheeses, such as Colby or Gouda are passed through several washings for reducing its acidity and proving mild and creamy flavor to shine through.

3. Ripening:
Ripening or aging process is applied to provide much different flavors for specific varieties of cheese. Cheese is stored under controlled environmental conditions in order to let natural microbes to transform proteins and other constituents into various highly flavored compounds. Many cheeses are applied with specific bacteria for producing desired flavor, color and texture. 

Gasses generated by bacteria in Swiss cheese get entrapped within the cheese and create the classic bubble texture. The distinct blue veining in blue cheese is also created by bacteria that get inoculated in the cheese.

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